Deep Lore on Machine Guns: Q&A with John Keene

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Today I'm speaking with retired Master Sergeant John Keene, the NFA export for Morphy's. John is a machine gun collector himself, and between this and his work with Morphy's he has exceptional experience and expertise. So we have a slate of questions for him from Patrons: 0:00 - Introduction 0:29 - What’s the best way to sell a transferrable SMG? 5:00 - German small arms engineers used by the US after WW2? 10:44 - Could the T24 (American MG42) have worked? 14:09 - Are there any machine guns underpriced or overpriced right now? 18:30 - What new machine guns would become popular if the NFA registry was reopened? 21:18 - Was open bolt ever a bad thing on a crew-served gun? 24:14 - Best first machine gun? 27:31 - Converting Colt Balloon Guns into other models - acceptable? 35:06 - If you bought a Thompson in 1932, what was required to keep it legal until today? 42:27 - Why was the MG42 considered such a good machine gun? 48:48 - How effective was the M1919A6 as a squad automatic? 53:00 - Most important improvement in machine guns by today? 55:29 - Are variable rates of fire actually practical? 1:00:51 - What is the current direction of machine gun collecting? 1:06:20 - Impact of Knob Creek ending, and will there be a replacement? 1:11:50 - Examples of feed systems that hinder a gun? http://www.patreon.com/ForgottenWeapons http://www.floatplane.com/channel/ForgottenWeapons Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! http://shop.forgottenweapons.com